Reference no: EM133477010

You are the newly hired Director of Human Resources and Occupational Health & Safety at the "Scoops Ahoy", a very large ice cream retailer and party venue located in Hawkins, Ontario. It houses a retail store, an ice cream production facility, a small bakery, and a kid's party facility. The workplace employees 120 workers.

Due to a large snowfall the day before, the manager Scott Harrington realized that they have a large amount of snow and ice on the sloped roof of the facility and is concerned about the roof caving in from the weight. On the morning of January 5, 2023, Scott assigns three workers from the bakery to go on the roof and shovel the snow off. Scott gives the workers rubber boots and plastic shovels and tells them to ensure that all the snow & ice is removed from the roof by the end of the day.

At approximately 1:30 pm one of the workers, Ms. Robin Buckley notices ice build-up on the edge of the roof and goes over to kick it down. As she walks over to the edge she slips and falls over the edge of the roof to the parking lot 40 feet below. Robin suffers a fractured skull, a broken left shoulder, 6 broken ribs, a broken left elbow.

1. What are some contributing causes of the incident? Be detailed and discuss as many as you can.

2. What measures can be taken to prevent similar incidents in the future?